04-19-2003, 03:09 AM
This week, we attempted to fish 3 times. I say attempted because one of the trips got cancelled due to a mechanical problem with one of the diesels on the big boat.
Earlier in the week, the wind continued to come out of a NE/ENE direction @ 12-21 mph. On Monday evening (4/14) we used the south jetties at Government Cut to break the wind. There were about 7 boats fishing on that evening and everyone had high hopes of a strong tarpon bite. During the dusk period, one boat hooked up solid and another jumped a tarpon. After it got dark, we hooked up solid (on a crab) to a 90# fish that never jumped. The good thing about this fish was that it ran inshore toward Fisher Island and not out in to the deep water of the ship channel. We made one more drift and decided to try the Bay. We checked out 6 different spots and never saw a single tarpon. Disappointing as it was, we were happy to have gotten the one fish.
Tuesday (4/15) had us running south of Fowey Light to find some decent conditions. Although there was still south current, the water was much cleaner and had some blue in it. Our deep baits kept getting hit by small kingfish that chopped the bait off behind the hook. Finally a fair size one ate a bait and was added to the fish box. A smaller one got released. Then it was bonitos, a fair size cobia, and we ended the day with a dolphin. Both pilchards and herring accounted for our bites and catches.
Wednesday was dental appointment day, so there was no fishing.
Thursday, Nancy and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary.
Friday (4/18) we had plans to do some swordfishing. We caught a bluerunner at the fish spot we stopped at and missed another. When I pulled up to the second bait spot, the port engine on the big boat shut down and would not start again. We dropped off Bill's guests at Miami Beach Marina and limped home on one engine.
We'll be tarpon fishing tomorrow evening, so I'll be able to see if the pattern of how they are feeding has changed.
On Sunday (4/20) evening, watch the Tarpon Bay Tales with Captain Alex Suescun. We shot a TV show for his series in early March and the episode will air at 7:30 pm on the Sunshine Network.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters
305 620-5896 Charter
305 732-2628 Beeper
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
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Earlier in the week, the wind continued to come out of a NE/ENE direction @ 12-21 mph. On Monday evening (4/14) we used the south jetties at Government Cut to break the wind. There were about 7 boats fishing on that evening and everyone had high hopes of a strong tarpon bite. During the dusk period, one boat hooked up solid and another jumped a tarpon. After it got dark, we hooked up solid (on a crab) to a 90# fish that never jumped. The good thing about this fish was that it ran inshore toward Fisher Island and not out in to the deep water of the ship channel. We made one more drift and decided to try the Bay. We checked out 6 different spots and never saw a single tarpon. Disappointing as it was, we were happy to have gotten the one fish.
Tuesday (4/15) had us running south of Fowey Light to find some decent conditions. Although there was still south current, the water was much cleaner and had some blue in it. Our deep baits kept getting hit by small kingfish that chopped the bait off behind the hook. Finally a fair size one ate a bait and was added to the fish box. A smaller one got released. Then it was bonitos, a fair size cobia, and we ended the day with a dolphin. Both pilchards and herring accounted for our bites and catches.
Wednesday was dental appointment day, so there was no fishing.
Thursday, Nancy and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary.
Friday (4/18) we had plans to do some swordfishing. We caught a bluerunner at the fish spot we stopped at and missed another. When I pulled up to the second bait spot, the port engine on the big boat shut down and would not start again. We dropped off Bill's guests at Miami Beach Marina and limped home on one engine.
We'll be tarpon fishing tomorrow evening, so I'll be able to see if the pattern of how they are feeding has changed.
On Sunday (4/20) evening, watch the Tarpon Bay Tales with Captain Alex Suescun. We shot a TV show for his series in early March and the episode will air at 7:30 pm on the Sunshine Network.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters
305 620-5896 Charter
305 732-2628 Beeper
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
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